MySpace thinks I'm German

[Deleted account W]

If I open a MySpace link it always defaults to German?

Sometimes Google opens in the German language window?

Whats the score

 

[Loiq]

have you got a mullett?

 

[Deleted account W]

have you got a mullett?

No, I haven't got a sense of humour though, could that be it?

 

[Loiq]

look under help section for humour reset button bound to be in there someplace...

 

[charliegadget]

If I open a MySpace link it always defaults to German?

Sometimes Google opens in the German language window?

Whats the score

who is your internet service provider??

it could be if you have a dynamic ip adsl account, you are being given a german ip.

all ips are classified by country and isp. some websites have a database of where ips come from.

go to www.whatismyip.com the next time it happens, and PM me the ip and i will look into it.

charlie

 

[Deleted account W]

go to www.whatismyip.com the next time it happens, and PM me the ip and i will look into it.

charlie

Edited for the sake of mankind

Is what it says.

 

[exeter_lad]

Yahoo?

I have the same thing sometimes. E-bay is always trying to get me to open the german language pages.

 

[charliegadget]

xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

Is what it says.

errrr... ok... answer the following

1. do u work for ibm??
2. are you logged in to work?
3. does the company use proxies?
4. who is your isp??

please edit you ip out of the previous post as this is a public forum and best not to share ip details!

charlie

 

[Deleted account W]

errrr... ok... answer the following

1. do u work for ibm??
2. are you logged in to work?
3. does the company use proxies?
4. who is your isp??

please edit you ip out of the previous post as this is a public forum and best not to share ip details!

charlie

Edited now.

1) No but my laptops an IBM from work. IBM do our IT support.

2) Logged on to the works network via a VPN client from home. Got a VNC thingy as well, not sure what that does?

3) Not sure about proxies?

4) BT Broadband.

Hope this helps

 

[charliegadget]

OK.. because you are logged on to work, you are going via your work network... this is probably why you are getting german myspace.. they will use proxies (servers that increase the security from the internet on your work network. more details here: http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/p/proxy_server.html)

try not logging on to VPN and see if it still happens.

problem is the chances are you will not be able to browse the internet without logging on as IE (Internet Explorer or whatever browser you are using) will be setup to only use your work proxies.

VNC is a remote control program that allows IBM to log in to your machine and fix things remotly. I use the same thing.

Let me know.

Charlie

 

[exeter_lad]

Damn. So that's why it only happens whem I VPN in.

All es clar

 

[charliegadget]

Damn. So that's why it only happens whem I VPN in.

All es clar

exactly!!

Glad i could help! do you use IBM for it support too??

 

[exeter_lad]

At the risk oh abuse being hurled, I am part of EDS so we have our own infrastructure. Obviously operating out of germany for our european operations.

 

[Deleted account W]

It all becomes clear, it seems my works server is in Mannheim, Germany. Must remember to disconnect from the VPN connection when I've done with work.

Thanks charliegadget

Don't suppose you know what "Tivoli Management Framework Endpoint Statistics" means, yet another desktop icon on my laptop that nobody told us the use of?

 

[charliegadget]

It all becomes clear, it seems my works server is in Mannheim, Germany. Must remember to disconnect from the VPN connection when I've done with work.

Thanks charliegadget

Don't suppose you know what "Tivoli Management Framework Endpoint Statistics" means, yet another desktop icon on my laptop that nobody told us the use of?

Tivoli Service Management enables clients to better manage their infrastructure, operations and IT processes, to more effectively deliver services aligned to business goals.

or another way of saying it...

Tivoli software from IBM helps you to understand and proactively manage the business value of your IT infrastructure for the on demand world.

or do you mean....

Tivoli, the classical Tibur, is an ancient Italian town in Lazio, about 30 km from Rome, at the falls of the Aniene river, where it issues from the Sabine hills. There are spectacular views out over the Roman Campagna.

Charlie

 

[charliegadget]

At the risk oh abuse being hurled, I am part of EDS so we have our own infrastructure. Obviously operating out of germany for our european operations.

AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

EDS...

EDS

j/k... being from a software development company, some of our customers want to use our software but it has to be "tested" and "approved" by EDS (because they use them for everything IT i.e DWP and other government agencies!) and that process can take up to a year!!